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Commercial & Strategy Manager (CSM) Supply Chain - Mechanical Enclosures

Apple· Operations and Supply Chain
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Hybrid (San Francisco Bay Area, CA)$175.5k - $311.7kFull-timePosted 4mo ago

About the role

The Commercial and Strategy Management (CSM) team develops commercial strategy, negotiations, and cost management for mechanical enclosure components across Apple’s products, coordinating with Finance, Operations, Engineering, and supplier partners to optimize cost and supply conditions.

Responsibilities

  • Maximize strong analytical, financial, and negotiation skills to build out both near and long-term strategies and cost discussions with our manufacturing partners.
  • Work hand-in-hand with project Global Supply Managers, other Operations teams, and Engineering teams to understand new design cost opportunities as well as how to best intercept new supplier selection to improve Apple’s commercial and cost leverage.
  • Strategize and develop creative and unique deals that enable lower costs for Apple across multiple lines of business.
  • Develop quarterly negotiation proposals using Apple’s volume and forward-looking production plans to strike attractive deals which bring down the costs of components in our shipping products.
  • Analyze detailed should-cost and bottoms-up cost models to find opportunities to improve on operational efficiency and costs including qualification of new or different processes.
  • Develop and present internal cost roadmaps and cost updates for executive level discussions and reviews.
  • Help develop long-term supplier roadmap, including focus areas for further diversification — both in terms of quantity of suppliers and geographic diversity.

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of experience in supply chain development, sourcing management and cost negotiation
  • BSME or BSIE, or equivalent. MBA a plus
  • Ability to travel Internationally 25%

Skills

Required:Analytical skillsNegotiationFinancial modelingStrategic thinking

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • retirement benefits
  • discounted products and free services
  • reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition
  • discretionary bonuses or commission payments and relocation may be eligible
  • Apple shareholder opportunities through discretionary employee stock programs
  • employee stock purchase plan opportunities
Last updated Oct 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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